Shears



May 24, 1932.

H. w. CLARK SHEARS Filed Dec. 2%, 1929,

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' lsnnaits Application filed. December 1929] Serial No. 416,789.

My invention relates to shears and, particularly, to 'a' portable shear for cutting grass and the like. I

The objects of my invention are to provide a portable shear which is light in weight, simple in construction, and inexpensive to manufacture. V The invention: also contemplates the arrangement of the parts so-that they lie within a small compass, whereby the shear is useful in places which are inaccessible to larger shears or the standard type of mower. V j

According to the invention, the shear com prises a frame secured to an operating handle Movable shear blades are pivoted to the; frame so as to be oscillatable into cutting relation. A supporting wheel .is journaled in the frame, and providesmeans for moving theshear along, the ground. One. face of the wheel is provided with acamsurface. A link connected to the movable blades carries a roller for cooperation with the cam sur-' face so that, upon rotation of the supporting wheel, the link is moved back and forth to oscillate the shear blades. The handle of the shear is of sufficient length to permit the the operator with out stooping. I

The invention will be more -fullyrunderstood from a consideration of the following description thereof which refers to the following drawings. v

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Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof along the plane of line II II of Figure Referringspecifically to the drawings, the

shear comprises a frame" 10 formed of side members 11 and 12. v"At their. upper ends,

the side members 11 and 12 cooperate to a form a socket 13 for an operating'handle 14, which is pinned thereto bypins 15. a The frame lOcarriesa shaft 16 onwhich awheel 17 is rotatably mounted; The wheel 17 is provided with a cam recess 18 on one face :to urge the blades 19 a nd 20 toward their ground;

Figure ,1 is a side elevation of the shear,"

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19'have overlapping portions and are slotted forthe reception of a rivet 25. The rivet 25 I also passes through a horizontal lug 26 cofra' reciprocating link 27. l The link 27Lhasa i roller 29 is rotatably' securedtothe link in,

slot 28 for ?-receiving' the shaft 16. A (cam such posi ion that it cooperates with the camj recess'lS in the wheel 17. A springSO serves open position, as illustrated in Figure 2: A spacing washer 31 is placed between the link 27 and the side member 12 of theframe 10. The side members 11and'12 areslightly flexible to permit lateral movement of the pivots 23 and 2441s the blades are closed;

The wheel 17 may be provided with corru gations around its periphery to prevent it from slipping In operation, the shear is adapted to" be along the surface of the c rolled along the ground on the wheel 17. As

the'wheel 17 rotates in the directionof the arrow 32, the cam jsurface"'18-of the wheel; cooperates with the roller 29 to force the link 27 rearwardly. Thisflmovelnentqof the link the link 27, and the blades 16 and 20 are sepa rated by the action. of the spring 30."

'. It will beobvi'ous, from theforegoing description, that the shear is simple in con-1 struction v and not likely to require repair or renewal of parts since none of'the" elements v draws the rivet 25backand causes the cut- 1 ting edges21' and 22' of the blades 19 and AS s re nt Of the 7 is subject to excessive wear. A positive force is exerted on the blades'to close themand shear the material therebetween.

' Although 'I have'described and illustrated only 'a single present pareferred embodiment 1 of the invention, it is not my, intentionto belimited to thefspecific details thereof, since-f the inventiommay be practiced in forms other than that shown, For this reason, any

changes" that fallwithin the spirit of the 111 vention may be made without departing from I v 1 109 the scope of the appended claims. j

' ""Iclaim r a '1. A portable shear. comprising fa frame, 7' cooperating blades pivotally se'cured to said frame for oscillation team]. from cuttingreilation, a shaft in said frame; a Wheel jour- 1 naled thereon having a cam recesson one" face, a single straight lihkjngaging' *said iiblades and having a, slot traversed by said shaft, and'a roller oil sa'id link between said shaft-and blades for cooperating -With said 1 recess to oscillatethe blades; I

2'. portable" shear including a. blades pivoted thereto'for movement into critting position, a heel rotatable in said frame forjsupporting the shear and havingiar cam In recess therein, a single straight link-for atii j atingsai'd blades and means. on said link at i substantially the mid portion thereof for engagingsaid recess.

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